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Fandom : a Third Space for Self-Expression and Community
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2020-11-01)In this paper, I will describe how fandoms serve as third spaces that exist outside of academic and religious spaces. These spaces simultaneously provide participants with similar resources and benefits that more traditional ... -
Feminist Resistance: An Oral History of the Dworkin-MacKinnon Anti-Pornography Civil Rights Ordinance
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1997)Everyday, men beat women. Men rape women. Men stalk, harass, assault, dismiss, degrade, abuse, and use women. Too often, men torture, mutilate, and murder women. In short, men systematically subordinate women in a variety ... -
The Figure of Christ in Selected Gnostic Writings
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Finding Hope in Rwanda: Christianity in Rwanda Before, During, and After the Genocide
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)The battle for reconciliation, justice and peace in Rwanda will be an ongoing process and it is unsure whether it will ultimately be achieved. Yet, Rwanda will always remain a genocide that gives much information and ... -
Forgiveness in the Catholic Church
(2009-03-03)By comparing religious and scientific perspectives, I hope to broaden the concept of forgiveness and demonstrate that both religious and scientific ways of knowing have something valuable to contribute to the overall ... -
From Eve to Euodia : Women's Representations in Children's Bibles
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)The children's Bibles recommended by the Mainline Protestant Churches for children between the ages of three and five have fewer female characters than male characters, and the women are often poor quality representations. ... -
From Limited Tolerance to Political Freedom: Religion in America between 1620 and 1820
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1999)In this paper I will argue that religious diversity and the development of unique religious cultures in the various colonies along with the growth of the notions of tolerance and freedom resulted in the political ... -
From the Streets to Plasma Screens, An Analysis of The Man in the High Castle’s Depiction of “Honorable” Kempeitai
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022-11-01)The Man in the High Castle portrays the Kempeitai in a fashion that hinges upon unity and static characterization, reducing the individuals of the military unit to mindless, obedient drones who follow their commanding ... -
The Future of Christianity: From Rhetoric to Community
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010)In her book, Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith, author Suzanne Strempek Shea visits fifty-five different Christian churches, seeking - as her title states -"Christian Faith." But why? ... -
Gender Formation and Transsexuality in Iran: Religious, Social, and Political Motivation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016) -
Gendered Icons: Avalokitesvara of India, Guanyin of China, Tara of Tibet, and Kannon of Japan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016) -
Green Islam: The Color of Environmentalism in Senegal
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)As we are faced with climate change, loss of biodiversity and other ecological problems we see many people, through every medium trying to counter environmental degradation. The realm of religion is no exception. Rabbi' ... -
H. Richard Niebuhr: A Theory of the Church
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1969)In the following discussion I have attempted to enter into the thought of Richard Niebuhr as it is presented in five of his works and to present it as faithfully as I could. I can only hope that the beliefs and ideas ... -
Harmonology : The Study of Harmony and The Apex of Eternity
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019-09-01)Harmonology is a religion that exists and, by all known accounts, has existed for eternity, regardless of size or form because, embedded within all histories both present and future, including oral, literary, metaliterary, ... -
A Healing Experience
(1980)At the end of the fall quarter, I was inspired to do two things: to continue my study of Paul Tillich's theology, and to write poetry. These two rather diverse interests were drawn together in several ways. For throughout ... -
The Hidden Tradition: The Life, Works, and Influence of René Guénon
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012-01-06)This paper will delve into some of the fundamental aspects of Guénon’s life, writings, and influence. Due to the sheer number of books and articles that Guénon has penned, there will certainly be a lot of themes and ... -
Hindu Arranged Marriage within the Indian American Community
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010)As families started to migrate out of India they brought the custom of arranged marriage with them to the United States. The author focuses on how Hindus in America are adjusting to the far-flung geography of Hindu ... -
How and Why Sufism Can Help Combat Islamic Extremism
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)Sufism is the spiritual, mystical, and esoteric version of Islam. A Sufi strives for spiritual unification or union with the Divine. This union is not possible for those who follow an exoteric version of Islam – one that ... -
How the Experiences of African-Americans at Kalamazoo College Has Had an Impact on Their Religious Faith/Spirituality
(2003-10-07)The course of this story goes back from 1960 and completes its journey in our current year 2003. The stories that you are about to read are the lived experiences of African-Americans who are either attending K College or ... -
Human Wholeness: Its Loss and Recovery
(1977)Man yearns for a sense of completeness, integrity, and well being; an awareness that he is fulfilling his human destiny. He sometimes experiences this "wholeness" in moments when life seems full of purpose, when he feels ...